matsheshu
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Montagnais[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Plains Cree ᒪᐦᑫᓯᐢ, Southern East Cree ᒪᐦᒉᔔ (mahceshoo), Northern East Cree ᒥᐦᒑᔑᐤ (mihcaashiw), Atikamekw mikeciw. Possibly cognate with Blackfoot máóhkataatoyi (“red fox”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Sheshatshiu) IPA(key): /maːtʃeːʃu/
- (Mamit) IPA(key): /maːtʃeːhu/
- (Western Dialect) IPA(key): /mətʃeːʃu/
Noun[edit]
matsheshu anim (diminutive matsheshiss)
Related terms[edit]
- uishauatsheshu (“a fox in the red color-phase”)
- kashteuatsheshu (“a fox in the black color-phase”)
- napeiatsheshu (“a male fox”)
- nusheiatsheshu (“mother fox”)
- ishkueiatsheshu (“a female fox”)
- uishakuatsheshu (“a male fox in rut”)
- matsheshiuian (“a fox pelt”)
- uapatsheshu (“arctic fox”)
References[edit]
Mailhot, J., MacKenzie, M., & Junker, M.-O. (2013). In Online Innu Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary.